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Author: Molly Bonnard

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Workshop: Using Canvas to Prepare Students for Class Time

13 Feb 202020 Oct 2021
Does it seem like there’s never enough class time? This session will provide instructors with ideas about how to use tools in Canvas including discussion boards and quizzes to help…
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Canvas Release Notes: February 15, 2020

12 Feb 202020 Oct 2021
Canvas operates on a monthly release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…
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New Program for Students: Level Up

23 Jan 202020 Oct 2021
Want to share the joy of robotics or sewing? Have a foolproof method for research poster design? Want to introduce others to R or animation? Apply to be a workshop…
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Canvas Release Notes: January 18, 2020

15 Jan 202020 Oct 2021
Canvas operates on a monthly release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…
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Panopto Downtime 1/4 9pm-12am EST

28 Dec 201920 Oct 2021
Panopto will be unavailable on Saturday January 4th from 9pm-12am EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. During this time media content in Panopto and the "Class Recordings" area of Canvas…
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Turnitin Maintenance 1/4: 11am-5pmEST

27 Dec 201920 Oct 2021
Turnitin will be unavailable on January 4th from 11am-5pm EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. Instructors are encouraged to set assignment due dates that avoid scheduled maintenance windows for Turnitin…
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Canvas Production Release: December 21, 2019

18 Dec 201920 Oct 2021
Canvas operates on a monthly release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…
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Canvas Downtime 12/2 3am-3:30am EST

29 Nov 201920 Oct 2021
Canvas will be unavailable on Monday December 2nd from 3am- 3:30am EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. No changes or updates will be made to Canvas during this…
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RESOLVED Turnitin Performance Issues 11/3

13 Nov 201920 Oct 2021
This issue has been resolved and students should be able to successfully submit Turnitin assignments in Canvas now. Please note that paper processing times in Turnitin will be longer than…
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Turnitin Performance Issues 11/13

13 Nov 201920 Oct 2021
Students may be unable to make submissions to Turnitin assignments or experience slowness when uploading Turnitin assignments in Canvas. This issue has been reported to the vendor and they are…

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